Code Breaking and Dele Sosimi unearthing African music

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Cerys hosts your Sunday sonic and cultural adventure. She talks WWII code breaking with Dr David Kenyon and Vicki Pipe from Bletchley Park, and on unearthing African recordings with musician Dele Sosimi. Bletchley Park is a country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, that was the top-secret home of the World War II Codebreakers. Its most famous achievement was breaking German Enigma-encrypted communications, alongside work against other ciphers such as the Lorenz system. It is now a museum and heritage attraction. Dr David Kenyon is the Research Historian, Vicki Pipe is the Head of Audiences & Programmes. Dele Sosimi is a Nigerian-British singer and keyboard player, perhaps best known for his work with Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80. He's curated a brand new compilation called Unearthed African Recordings Vol. 1. It features 20 rare recordings from the 60s, 70s and 80s from across highlife, soukous, apala, benga and rumba. Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.